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dyke

noun
/daɪk/
/daɪk/
(also dike)
The spelling dike is preferred in (North American English) in senses 1 and 2.
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  1. a long thick wall that is built to stop water flooding onto a low area of land, especially from the sea堰;堤;坝
    • During the 1997 floods the sea broke through the dyke.1997年洪水期间,海水冲破了堤坝。
    Topics Geographyc2
  2. (especially British English) a channel that carries water away from the land渠;沟;壕沟 synonym ditch
    • The first dykes were cut in the Middle Ages.第一条堤坝是在中世纪开凿的。
    • Wind pumps were built at intervals on the dykes.在堤坝上每隔一段时间就建造一个抽水机。
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  3. (taboo, slang) a word for a lesbian that is usually offensive女同性恋者(常意含冒犯)
  4. Word Originsenses 1 to 2 Middle English (denoting a trench or ditch): from Old Norse dík, related to ditch. Sense (1) has been influenced by Middle Low German dīk ‘dam’ and Middle Dutch dijc ‘ditch, dam’. sense 3 1940s (earlier as bulldyke): of unknown origin.

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